Command Prompt (or CMD) is Microsoft’s command-line interpreter for its Windows operating systems. It enables you to use commands for performing various operations on your computer — everything from ...

This runs a continuous ping to Google's DNS, showing real-time information on whether your connection is dropping packets or ...

The default behavior of ping on Linux and other Unix-like systems is different from Windows. On Windows, the ping command ...

Here are some basic Command Prompt Tricks and Tips to help a Windows user, while using the CMD in Windows 11 or Windows 10. To begin, first, launch Command Prompt. These tips will also work on Windows ...

Microsoft's PowerToys for Windows adds CursorWrap, a cursor-warping plugin that will be instantly familiar to anyone who grew ...

Command Prompt is tagged among the essential tools in Windows computers. This text-based operating system has been in existence since before the official introduction of graphical user interfaces and ...

You’d think the Command Prompt would be long-gone after 30 years of Windows’ graphical interface, but it’s not, and there’s a good reason why. Though many of its duties have been replaced by icons or ...

Buried deep within Windows’ bosom is a carbon-crusted fossil from the ancient days of computing. This aged wart on Windows’ soul harkens back to a more primitive time, when computers lacked the oomph ...

Microsoft talked briefly about the new features in its upcoming Windows 10 operating system, but it glossed over one thing that will surely be of great interest to sysadmins and developers alike: the ...

In Windows 11/10 you can open a Command Prompt in full-screen, but in Windows 7 or Windows Vista, if you try to maximize the command prompt window, it will expand only to cover around half the screen.

Improve the performance of XP and Vista--at least a little bit--by running its built-in disk defragmenter with your choice of command switches. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology ...